(教案)Unit 3 Celebrations—Writing Workshop

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Unit 3 Celebrations——Writing Workshop

【教学目标】	After the class, the students should be able to: 1. Grasp some key words, phrases and sentences in description of birthday party. 2. Grasp the structure of descriptive essay by reading and writing; 3. Know how to use linkers to show time order in group work; 4. Cultivate the awareness of cooperation and the sense of belonging and commitment to the family and friends.
【教学重点】	To grasp the structure and sentence linkers of descriptive writing.
【教学难点】	How to describe an event in time order with appropriate sentence linkers.
【教学过程】
教学环节 Teaching Steps	设计意图 Design Intention
教师活动 Teacher Activity	学生活动 Student Activity
Get ready for writing Lead in Let students recall the party we had on 10th September, a student’s birthday party. Read for understanding Read the description of grandpa’s birthday party and answer two questions: 1. What did the family do to prepare for the party? 2. How did grandpa feel and what did he say?	Pair work: discussion What details do students want to include in the party description? Individual work: read and answer the questions.	To lead in the topic of celebration events and also focus on the content of event description.
(1) Read and focus on the structure of descriptive writing Lead students to read and summarize the main ideas and locate the specific information to support each paragraph.	Group work: Read and complete the flow chart. Discuss the meaning of the birthday for this family.	To deepen the understanding of the structure of event description and cultivate their awareness of cooperation as well as the meaning of the party for this family.
(2) Read and focus on language use Guide students to summarize the organization of an event description.	Individual and pair work: Underline the words used to link sentences and paragraphs. Students organize a story in time order.	To understand the chronological order of description by finding the sentence linkers.
(3) Practice ①Please write the outline of the birthday party we had or the event they would like to mention. ②After that, please describe the preparation part of the event by using sentence linkers.	Individual and pair work: Write one of the 4 paragraphs by themselves and then share with partners.	To check whether they have understood the structure and the language used to describe events.
(4) Summarize the whole class and assign homework	Students share what they have learned.	To review the whole class.
作业布置 Homework	Based on peer editing feedback, students need to finish the second writing.